Chapter 190: Arrested

A part of Athena’s world came crashing down around her as Finn’s words pierced her like a dagger.

The phone slipped from her grasp, falling to the floor with a faint thud. Her hand trembled uncontrollably, as if it had a mind of its own, and her thoughts spiraled wildly out of control.

More than twenty-five patients dead in a single day? It was unfathomable, unless... unless the gang was involved.

The thought sent a chilling shudder down her spine as a mixture of panic and anger bloomed in her chest. She couldn’t seem to stop the shaking of her hands or ease the sharp, painful throbbing in her head and heart.

"Ma’am, are you okay?" came Jake’s concerned voice, but it felt as if he were miles away.

The buzzing in her ears drowned out everything else, and in her desperate bid for clarity, she bowed her head to her thighs, gasping for control. She clutched her ears, trying to stop the relentless ringing, but it was futile.

When her phone rang beside her, the sound became unbearably loud, and she inadvertently shoved it aside, overwhelmed.

"Ma’am?" Jake probed again, but when he saw Athena’s detached demeanor, he quickly dialed Aiden’s number, knowing the latter needed to intervene.

Meanwhile, Athena was attempting to focus on her breathing patterns, reciting them in her mind like a mantra. She couldn’t allow herself to fall apart like this; she had to regain her composure, clinging desperately to the fraying thread of her sanity.

By instinct, she reached beside her for her bag, eager to search for her medications. But her hand met only emptiness, and an icy realization washed over her. She had left her bag with Aiden, and her emergency drugs were even safely tucked away in her private cabinet. She hadn’t thought to travel with them.

as she strove to steady herself,

better, the haze of anxiety starting

Jake hoarsely, gesturing with

fragile state. He drove the car quickly to the area, stopping at the

car, her presence commanding the attention of the nurses, who stopped their hushed conversations upon catching sight

They greeted too eagerly as she passed, but

closely behind. He didn’t think it wise to leave her alone in her current condition, and Athena didn’t feel the need

her office, Athena walked directly to the doctor’s lounge, knowing it would be crowded with medical staff discussing the catastrophic turn of events. She halted at the door, eavesdropping as

could those patients die like

silent, yearning

from killing those people? She’s not that kind of person. Maybe she made

to being told it was a

but she remained silent, listening intently. Behind her, Jake pursed

reap the consequences now, along with the hospital. I think I should resign at this point because I’m sure the media won’t let this rest. An incident of this magnitude at

police to consider... oh my God,

the room like

get wind of this?! It’s barely been hours since their deaths. Who informed them? We all agreed to keep it under wraps

one of us betrayed the group, and now we

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